Shepard v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

Richard D. Shepard was convicted of rape while armed with a deadly weapon, a class A felony, 1 and robbery while armed with a deadly weapon, a class B felony. 2.He now appeals from the denial of his post-conviction relief petition. Restated, he raises the following issues:

1. insufficient probable cause for arrest;

improper standard of review for the determination of his waiver of rights; and,

ineffective assistance of counsel.

ISSUE I

In his first issue, defendant claims that there was insufficient probable cause under the Fourth Amendment to support his arrest. He claims that as…